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Looking at the massive horde of jiangshi surrounding them, Ryoto could not help but gulp hard, especially when he could also see that there were much stronger ones waiting for them at the far end of the horde.
The ones at the forefront of the horde were already quite powerful, especially when godly experts such as the ones from these groups could sense an imnse threat coming from them.
If the ones that were considered to be the weakest among them were already this powerful, then what more the ones at the far end of the horde?
Even Leonard, who had already faced quite a lot of powerful jiangshi from the second round, could already sense the difference between these jiangshi and the ones that he had encountered.
"These guys are much more powerful than the ones from the second trial," said Leonard after having a good look at them.
"Is that Dark King high or sothing when he is preparing these trials? Who will be able to survive this kind of absurdity and earn his legacy?" complained Ryoto, fully understanding that this trial was impossible to clear.
"Moreover, there are also the four General Kings of the Ancient Tang Clan waiting to make their move," added Riko with an extrely grim tone.
Hearing her words, everyone could not help but turn at the four figures standing at the highest step of the ziggurat in the distance.
They could not help but feel imnse pressure just by looking at them from a distance.
Boom!
Right at the sa ti, the peak of the ziggurat suddenly erupted with intense and blinding light, illuminating the entire hall.
This light lasted for dozens of seconds before its color turned jade.
Swoosh!
At the sa ti, it summoned a towering pillar of light that seed to have pierced through the dark abyss above them and connected itself to the heavens.
Despite the distance they had away from it, everyone could vaguely see an outline of a thick book floating above the ziggurat and bathing itself with the pillar of light.
"The Legacy of the Dark King!"
This was the thought that entered everyone's mind when they saw it, which was also the thing they were after from this dungeon.
"It should be in the form of a Martial Manual within the ga," mumbled Aoki, understanding why there was only a single book there.
"Given the overall system of the ga, there is also a high chance that the Martial Manuals of the four General Kings will drop once those four are defeated," added Ryoto.
The others were about to nod their head when Luminous Dragon poured cold water on them. "Unfortunately, it is impossible to defeat them with our current progress within the ga."
"The goal of this trial is to survive for a reason," he added along with a sneer.
While everyone was focusing on all these details, Arthur was thinking about sothing else.
Due to the mysterious veil that was originally hiding everyone's appearance, he could not confirm most of his earlier suspicions.
However, now that everything had already been cleared, he could see the appearances of the other parties much more clearly.
"Lawrence!? So, it is truly him!" he mumbled before furrowing his brows. "Why is he with the Black Market? Where is his Big Brother? And where are the others from his original adventurer team?"
Unable to suppress his curiosity, Arthur could not help but send a private ssage to Lawrence.
Only contact with the outside world was being blocked by the restrictions within this dungeon, so contacting each other through private ssages was still fine.
It was the sa thing he was doing with Leonard previously when they had to hide sothing from Aoki and the others.
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Lawrence could not help but feel a bit overjoyed when he realized that the ones from the side of the Heavenly Resto-Bar were with Arthur.
'It is really Big Brother Arthur! This is a great chance!' he was overjoyed at first, but he later felt a bit troubled because he did not know how to tell Arthur about his circumstances without arousing any suspicion from Gunner.
*Ding*
While he was agonizing about this problem, he suddenly received a notification that he had received a private ssage from soone.
"Eh!" he was taken aback at first since he knew that it was impossible to get any ssage from soone else when he was within this dungeon.
But he later realized that it was only the chase for those who were outside the dungeon, especially after seeing the na of the sender.
"Eh!? Siegfried!? Isn't that the in-ga na of-…" he mumbled before swiftly opening the ssaging and secretly reading it.
Siegfried: Hey, Brat! What are you doing there? I first thought that it was soone with similar abilities and class as yours, but I guess I was wrong.
Siegfried: Why are you with those people, and where is your big brother?
Seeing the contents of the ssage, Lawrence could not help but clench his fist, especially after rembering his big brother.
He then tried his best to calm himself before reorganizing his thoughts.
He then explained everything to Arthur before asking for so help to escape his current predicant.
…
It took a while for Lawrence to explain everything to Arthur, who did not say that much and read everything that the other party had to say in silence.
Fortunately for Lawrence, Gunner was too focused on observing the opposing parties and the jiangshi surrounding everyone to pay him any attention.
This gave Lawrence enough ti to explain everything to Arthur as much as he could, and within such a short ti.
After telling Arthur everything, Lawrence could not help but heave a sigh of relief, feeling that a huge weight was suddenly taken off his shoulders.
There were very few people he could share his burdens with and ask for help without worrying about being betrayed. Arthur just happened to be one of them.
"Let's hope that Big Brother Arthur will find a way," he mumbled, hoping for the best.
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In the anti, Arthur, who just finished reading everything, could not help but clench his fists tightly while wearing an extrely cold look on his face.
"The Black Serpent Mafia again, huh?" he mumbled before subconsciously turning toward the mbers of the Hydra Guild.
His cold look was so intense that Boa and Cobra could not help but turn their heads toward his direction.
The two then realized that the latter was looking at them with intense killing intent that seed to be capable of freezing the blood within their veins.
Seeing this, Cobra could not help but ask. "Did you do sothing to piss off that guy? It is going to be a bit troubleso if he sticks with us later."
"I don't know either," replied Boa while rolling his eyes at the other.
"But we must be careful later," he added while turning his gaze back to Arthur and throwing a cold look of his own.
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In the anti, Leonard, who was standing right beside Arthur, could not help but turn toward his good brother, especially when he sensed that imnse killing intent.
Leaning a bit closer, Leonard could not help but ask. "What's wrong?"
Arthur finally snapped out of his state when he heard those words.
"We have a bit of a situation," he answered truthfully, without removing his gaze from Boa and Cobra.
Without any intention of hiding anything from Leonard, Arthur forwarded the ssages that he had gotten from Lawrence and gave the latter enough ti to let the conversation sink in.
It did not take long for Leonard to have a similar reaction to Arthur.
However, he managed to quickly regain his composure and swiftly hide his intent.
After a while sent a private ssage to Arthur.
Simba: We have to find a way to help Lawrence in reality first before making any move.
Arthur nodded, completely agreeing with those words.
Siegfried: I have to report this to Uncle as well. This can be a good opportunity to catch those snakes off guard.
Leonard also agreed as well. But he still added.
Simba: What about the organization behind the Black Market?
Arthur shrugged his shoulders before answering nonchalantly.
Siegfried: It is for the adults to deal with.
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At the sa ti, the trio of Aoki, Riko, and Ryoto naturally sensed the sudden yet brief burst of killing intent coming from their juniors.
However, they chose to ignore it, especially when they could sense that it was directed to the mbers of the Hydra Guild.
"I don't know what those two from the Hydra Guild have done to provoke our juniors, but it seems like it is sothing a bit serious," comnted Aoki while preparing himself for more trouble later.
"I guess I can't afford to be that laidback on this one, huh?" he mumbled before turning his gaze toward the slowly closing horde of jiangshi, then looking far ahead where the ziggurat was located.
"The hidden puzzle left by the Dark King is a bit complicated. I wonder if there is anyone who will solve it here," he added while raising his lips.
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